Need to find a funny/wacky timer for use on TV, any ideas?

Definitely a fun idea to get some sort of visually stimulating timer. I think the egg timer is the easiest to do, but obviously a normal one is kind of boring. I found a couple websites that has a few different egg timers that are far more interesting to look at and should definitely grab attention at mookiegifts.com/kieggti.html and 1-noveltyphones.com/links14.htm My favorite one was this one: mookiegifts.com/shshkiti.html I liked it because it is a gun shell, which I found amusing because the timer is signifying that someone's time is up, and so it is the veritable death of them playing the game (like a gunshot).

Another thought I had was to make what looks like a time bomb with an egg timer on top (can see directions on how to make that here: indymogul.com/post/9260/wesleys-weekly-h...). This, of course, also has the same effect as the gun shell timer :-D Of course, there is always the option to buy a bunch of the different egg timers, and just use a different one each time you come on to the show. This way people will always be looking forward to seeing what you will be coming up with this time.

I have a cool apple timer, and chicken timer check kitchen stores. Silly ones abound!

Depends on just how wacky you want it, Mister! Super Wacky Ideas: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -I am a little partial to a digital countdown superimposed over a duck who QUACKS when time is up! -Dogs/cars/whatever "racing" across the screen from left to right.

When they reach the right side they start barking/honking/etc. -Chocolate Easter Bunny melting, making a splat sound at the end Not so wacky ideas: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -A firecracker with a fuse that fizzles down until it booms -Microwave digital countdown with microwave beeeep at end -Think back to the old 1950s gameshows, they used to have a giant round clock with hands that would make a ticking sound. Re-create one of those, and add some sort of old-fashioned gameshow noise as the buzzer.

Hai I am living in India. Here there are many such reality shows. Actually the producers and other workers have requested the contestants to limit their performance to inside 4 minutes.

They are doing this because any visual or audible notifications might interrupt contestants performance. SO I SUGGEST IT WOULD BE BETTER TO MAKE THE CONTESTANTS UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMING.

Look at Alarm clocks. I know most don't have a "countdown" timer, but they can be set to have alarm at X # of minutes, so they might be able to work for your purposes. Also, you might be able to modify clock if you have a electronics-savvy person on staff and turn it into a timer.

Also try board games. Many board games these days come with electronic timers. Boggle, for example, is a board game that has a 3-minute timer, and some versions come with electronic timer (and flashing lights, even!) Ooh, also found this Chess Clock/Timer.

Has a nice space age look to it. Very sleek. cgi.ebay.com/DGT-XL-Electronic-Digital-C...

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